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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of prevents in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of prevents in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of prevents in a Sentence

  1. Collin Wiant:

    Wade and Kathleen, his parents, want to make sure that this lawsuit prevents other families like theirs from losing 18-year-old college kids to senseless behaviors like this which goes on at college campuses around the country, there's no place for it in 2019.

  2. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo:

    Our primary goal right now is to slow the spread of this virus so that the wave of new infections doesnt crash our health care system, and everyone agrees social distancing is the best way to do that, this is not a war that can be won alone, which is why New York is partnering with our neighboring states to implement a uniform standard that not only keeps our people safe but also prevents state shopping where residents of one state travel to another and vice versa.

  3. Mitch McConnell:

    The reason the Democrats want to get rid of the filibuster is they want to admit two new states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and pack the Supreme Court and fundamentally change the structure of America forever, the filibuster prevents extremism … and I admire and respect Senator Kyrsten Sinema and Senator Manchin for saying Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin are not changing it.

  4. Confucius:

    Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.

  5. Lewis Thomas:

    The great thing about human language is that it prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand.

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